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ISPs to Ban P2P With New European Telecom Package?

An anonymous reader writes "ZeroPaid is reporting that ISPs could be turned into the copyright police through European legislation that received a number of 'intellectual property' amendments. Many of these amendments can be found here. Judging by the amendments, ISPs could be mandated to block legitimate traffic in an effort to 'prevent' illegitimate traffic. To help stop this legislation, you can check out the action page. Additional coverage can be found on EDRI and Open Rights Group."

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  1. Storming the EU parliment shouting "FOR THE HORDE" by HungryHobo · · Score: 5, Funny

    When WoW stops working because the updates are blocked the Hord and the Alliance might finally put their differences aside to fight a bigger foe!

  2. ISP ESP by dotslashdot · · Score: 4, Funny

    So the ISP has ESP for P2P unless you're L33T enough to have L2TP or PPTP?

  3. Re:I guess they still don't get it yet by Ihmhi · · Score: 5, Funny

    I really think they are missing the point

    Politicians missing the point? I am SHOCKED!

  4. In other news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Citizens banned from cities streets in a move to prevent mugging.

  5. Re:Storming the EU parliment shouting "FOR THE HOR by BorgDrone · · Score: 5, Funny

    And there will probably be at least one guy shouting "LEROY JENKINS!"

  6. Re:Storming the EU parliment shouting "FOR THE HOR by damburger · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm free for raid tonight at 8pm GMT. Bagsie not tanking Merkel.

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  7. Re:I guess they still don't get it yet by ringo74 · · Score: 2, Funny

    But the copyright holders don't know how to surf on the internet anyway, soo.....

  8. Re:Storming the EU parliment shouting "FOR THE HOR by PackRat+Q.+Winnebago · · Score: 5, Funny

    Five bucks says he'll be the one with the bomb.

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  9. Re:Storming the EU parliment shouting "FOR THE HOR by Vehlin · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Judean People's Front?

  10. Re:Storming the EU parliment shouting "FOR THE HOR by rugatero · · Score: 5, Funny

    Fuck off! We're the People's Front of Judea.

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  11. Re:No way to kill P2P without killing the ISP mark by robably · · Score: 5, Funny

    And the thing is, dinosaurs didn't even use toothpaste. That's how far out of whack the laws are with the technology - toothpaste and dinosaurs don't even exist in the same world. How can a dinosaur even attempt to squeeze the toothpaste back in to the tube - the toothpaste is millions of years away in the future, being squeezed out more and more while the dinosaur is powerless to stop it. All it can do is waggle its little front legs and roar in frustration. For all it's mighty strength and razor-sharp teeth, it is impotent in the face of future toothpaste.
    And even if it could get to the toothpaste it couldn't even brush its teeth because its tiny arms won't reach its terrible mouth. How the mighty fall - not through asteroid strike or an ice age, but through lack of toothpaste. We have all the toothpaste, here in the future. True, much is gone forever, washed down the plugholes of the past, but the lion's share of the toothpaste is still to come, and we shall spread it far out of the tube, beyond this horizon, beyond the reach of the dinosaurs of the past with their smelly breath and dirty teeth. Yes indeed, my friend - the toothpaste is, indeed, well and truly out of the tube, and the dummies and the desperate can only stand and quiver. Stand and quiver.

  12. Re:Storming the EU parliment shouting "FOR THE HOR by hostyle · · Score: 3, Funny

    Splitters!

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  13. Re:I agree by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    You're a silly sausage.

    Glad you agree.

  14. Re:Storming the EU parliment shouting "FOR THE HOR by nano2nd · · Score: 3, Funny

    Fuck off! We're the Judean People's Front.

  15. Re:The nice thing about music and movies by huge · · Score: 4, Funny

    I may even get more work done.

    Now if only somebody could ban the Slashdot as well.

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  16. Re:Storming the EU parliment shouting "FOR THE HOR by aussie_a · · Score: 3, Funny

    Fuck off! We're the Front of Judea's People.

  17. Re:Storming the EU parliment shouting "FOR THE HOR by Fred_A · · Score: 3, Funny

    What has the EU done for us anyway...

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  18. Re:Storming the EU parliment shouting "FOR THE HOR by childprey · · Score: 3, Funny

    Don't you get it? If you die in Belgium, YOU DIE IN REAL LIFE.

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  19. Re:Storming the EU parliment shouting "FOR THE HOR by emilper · · Score: 2, Funny

    no matter ... if it will be for defeating this dumb law, probably CCP will keep my account running and training until the end of the universe :-P

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  20. Re:Storming the EU parliment shouting "FOR THE HOR by Pvt_Ryan · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'll be shouting "for COWBOYNEAL" (damn caps restriction)

  21. Re:Storming the EU parliment shouting "FOR THE HOR by Fred_A · · Score: 2, Funny

    The Roads.

    Ok, granted, but apart from the roads, the education, the water, the open borders, the peace, and the standardised banana sizes, what has the EU *really* done for us ?

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